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No not muddy at all. Earlier in the spring I could see a white spinner bait down to 32/36 inches. They have given it a round of fertilizer and it’s now about 18/20.

Thanks all for your replies, just was interested in how others dealt with it. This lake in question is 130 acres. Long story but I’ve seen it dry so I know the bottom well. It’s got some 22 ft water in it, not really a channel in it but has a shallow ditch or two. One hump that is 8 ft on top with some of that 22ft water on one side. A couple of steep banks, and a long point or two that have 8 ft of water on top. The thermocline develops about mid May at about 9/10 feet. I don’t do much good on the hump till June, maybe because of the thermocline and or after they spawn. I do however see a lot of baitfish on it about all year. I find the fish to be pretty scattered, never knowing from one day to the next where they maybe, but do have a few consistent places for the most part. For them to have such a small brain they sure out smart me a lot! Knowing the lake has thousands of bass, much of the water is elimated due to the thermocline, the electronics I’ve got, there’s days I struggle to catch over 10/12. Maybe I’m spoiled! Probably so! I catch myself getting in a rut doing too much of the same thing thinking it gonna be different today. My last few trips I’ve tried to force myself to do something different. I’ve tried to target water just above the thermocline, 8 ft or so with a rattle trap. Most of these places are flats with not really a lot of cover except the weeds that grew up when the lake was dry a few years back and I have caught a few in these areas, not a lot but a few. Somewhere in this lake there has to be a big wad of them! Just have not found them.....YET! Keep the conversation going. Maybe we’ll learn something from each other! Thanks Again

I’d like to hear from some on how they deal with locating fish on a lake that has a thermocline. I fish several lakes that develop one, I try to stay above it but have a hard time locating fish for the most part. Thanks

I’m really not a crappie fisherman but needing some info. I’m fishing a lake, 130 acres that in 2013 it was completely drained and restocked. Bream ,redear, and shad were put in early that year and by mid year crappie and bass were put in. The bass have done extremely well but the owner has not been happy with his crappie. These were about 2 inches long when introduced and now there 8.5 to a few 10 inchers. Question is would this be what they should be by now? Also he’s having a hard time locating them. Thanks